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#91091C

#91091c ≈ Carmine

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#91091c is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 3.53% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.79% magenta, 80.69% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 351.62°, with 88.31% saturation and 30.2% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carmine (#960018), ΔE 1.47.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.063

Complementary

  1. #91091c
  2. #09917e

Split complementary

  1. #91091c
  2. #09913a
  3. #096091

Analogous

  1. #910960
  2. #91091c
  3. #913a09

Triadic

  1. #91091c
  2. #1c9109
  3. #091c91

Tetradic

  1. #91091c
  2. #917e09
  3. #09917e
  4. #091c91

Square

  1. #91091c
  2. #609109
  3. #09917e
  4. #3a0991

Monochromatic

  1. #130104
  2. #49050e
  3. #91091c
  4. #d90d2a
  5. #f34059

Shades

#91091c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #91091c
  2. #830819
  3. #740716
  4. #660614
  5. #570511
  6. #49050e
  7. #3a040b
  8. #2c0308
  9. #1d0206
  10. #0f0103
  11. #000000

Tints

#91091c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #91091c
  2. #9c2233
  3. #a73a49
  4. #b25360
  5. #bd6b77
  6. #c8848e
  7. #d39da4
  8. #deb5bb
  9. #e9ced2
  10. #f4e6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#91091c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #91091c
  2. #8f1526
  3. #8e2130
  4. #8c2d3a
  5. #8a3944
  6. #89454e
  7. #875058
  8. #855c62
  9. #83686c
  10. #827476
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c383a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b351b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b5116 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a00014 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #68291b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #743f19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a0017 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-91091c {
  color: #91091c;
}
Background
.bg-91091c {
  background-color: #91091c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-91091c {
  border: 2px solid #91091c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #91091c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 9 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 88% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-91091c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #91091c, #913a09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-91091c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 9 28 / 0.35);
}

#960018 Carmine ΔE 1.47 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 3.59 #92000a Sangria ΔE 4.50 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 5.20 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.07 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.07 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 6.21 #6ef6e3 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Carmine
#91091c  rgb(145, 9, 28)  hsl(352, 88%, 30%)  Carmine
#09917e  rgb(9, 145, 126)  hsl(172, 88%, 30%)  Viridian
#1c9109  rgb(28, 145, 9)  hsl(112, 88%, 30%)  Islamic Green
#091c91  rgb(9, 28, 145)  hsl(232, 88%, 30%)  Imperial Blue